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Frank Fertitta – brother of Lorenzo Fertitta – made a killing selling his stake in the Ultimate Fighting Championship last year. Billions and billions of dollars, to be more precise, and that sum was merely added to his already significant pile of gold. In the wake of this insanely massive transaction, Frank has made a...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion and UFC Hall of Fame legend Chuck Liddell says he was promised a lifetime job with the UFC. However, that all changed when the promotion was sold and the new owners WME-IMG shifted their direction with some corporate restructuring. Liddell and fellow UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes were let...

The “Fertitta Era” is over. Billionaires Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta bought the UFC in 2001 and have been running it ever since. After a long and arduous road losing money and dealing with the legal complications of trying to monopolize the bloodsport industry, the Fertitta’s made the UFC extremely profitable and eventually sold most...

Mid-way through 2016, the UFC was sold to WME-IMG for upward of $4 billion. Needless to say, those that had a stake in the company at the time pocketed a pretty penny. One of the most significant owners at the time of the sale was Frank Fertitta, brother of Lorenzo Fertitta. Together, the brothers owned...

While former UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta may no longer own the UFC, Lorenzo has continued to remain an active part of combat sports, however he has done so behind the scenes. That’s according to Conor McGregor’s manager Audie Attar, who revealed on The MMA Hour that Fertitta was instrumental in helping aid negotiations between Team...

What comes next after selling one of your companies for $4 billion? It looks like Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta are off to make even more money with the launch of their new business venture, Fertitta Capital. According to a press release that came out on Monday, “Fertitta Capital, a private investment firm, today announced its...

Throughout the course of the UFC’s buyout, fight fans were consistently in awe of the high figures being offered to the UFC. Ultimately of course, the Fertitta brothers sold the promotion for $4 billion to WME-IMG. Interestingly enough however, UFC President Dana White has now revealed that the Fertittas received an offer to purchase the...

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is currently sidelined through May due to the upcoming birth of his firstborn son. Following McGregor’s historic UFC 205 win over Eddie Alvarez to claim the lightweight championship, McGregor revealed that his big announcement was his girlfriend, Dee Devlin’s pregnancy. The ‘Notorious’ admitted that he was nervous about fatherhood, and...

Notre Dame's Nicco Fertitta just flattened a human being…..😱😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/LMxt5rs4yZ — Jack McGuire (@JackMacCFB) November 26, 2016 At BJPenn.com, we don’t generally cover football – unless we’re talking about football players making the jump to mixed martial arts, or ex-NFL players taking on MMA legends. Today, however, we’re making an exception for a young...

With the recent $4 billion sale of the UFC, the former majority stakeholders of the biggest MMA promotion company in the world are sitting much more comfortably. According to Forbes, Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta who were already well off with their casino businesses are pocketing nearly $1 billion each with the sale of the UFC....

Lately the rumors of the UFC’s potential sale have heated up, with reports indicating that the UFC was sold for upwards of $4 billion. While the UFC brass had maintained silence in the media regarding the latest rumors, UFC President Dana White, and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta decided it was time to put the rumors...

While the MMA community is still buzzing with rumors about the UFC’s potential sale, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta is now in a 5-year contract with Red Rock, earning him $500,000 per year according to PR Newswire. Prior to the deal, Fertitta was already a Red Rock Vice President, and on the board of directors. This...

Early Thursday morning New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill officially legalizing MMA in New York after nearly a 20 year ban. Shortly after Governor Cuomo signed the bill, the UFC announced that they would be holding their inaugural event at the Madison Square Garden on November 12th. In the video above, UFC CEO...

After Conor McGregor’s UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz last month, the featherweight champ stated that his next move was to go back down to featherweight to defend his championship belt. Fast forward several weeks and the UFC was announcing McGregor vs. Diaz II for the main event of UFC 200 on July 9th. In...

Late Tuesday afternoon it was revealed that a bill was passed by New York assembly that saw a bill legalizing MMA passed. The bill now moves to the desk of Governor Andrew Cuomo, who in the past has expressed his interest in signing the bill. This is a big win for the sport of MMA,...

Early Tuesday afternoon a bill was passed that moved MMA one step closer to being legalized in New York. The bill now moves to the desk of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has agreed to sign it. The bill passing is a win for the ZUFFA, who has been unable to hold an MMA...

John Lewis YouTube John Lewis is without a doubt not only one of the pioneers of Mixed Martial Arts, but also a martial arts icon. With more than 30 MMA fights to his name in addition to a 5th degree black belt in BJJ, and 1st degree black belt in Judo, Lewis has left, and...

President Dana White was just as shocked as anyone by the 13 second knockout of Jose Aldo last year. The one-punch decisive strike sent ripples of warning to the LW and FW divisions that a force was to be recognized that night. White explained the sudden reaction to the Boston Herald‘s Jack Encarnacao: “Frank Fertitta is...

While concussion research is currently making headlines all across the nation in various sports, UFC CEO Lorenzo Ferrite believes that the UFC is currently on the forefront of concussion research. You can watch him explain why the UFC handles concussions better than any other sporting organization above, and let us know what you think in...

The world’s premiere mixed martial arts promotion has had a record year in 2015. Check out this video featuring UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta talking about how the company will rake in “about” $600 million in 2015 alone. Fertitta talks about fighter pay, which always has been a hot topic amongst both fighters and fans (transcribed...

While MMA may still be illegal in New York, that hasn’t stopped the UFC from booking the Madison Square Garden for April 23rd for a tentative Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship. UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta spoke to the New York Post to discuss the status of the event,...

Last month when Holly Holm knocked out Ronda Rousey in the main event of UFC 193, the world knew we would have to see a rematch sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, given the extent of Rousey’s injuries, talks of a rematch were put on hold following the bout. The former champ has loose teeth that...

Lorenzo Fertitta is all about promoting his brand. When your in his position the answer to any question is “more.” So when it comes to one of the biggest UFC stars in history wanting to do a couple of movies and come back later to take her belt back, I’m sure Fertitta didn’t...

“I can make you rich. I’ll change your bum life. When you sign to fight me, it’s a celebration. You ring back home, you ring your wife – baby, we’ve done it. We’re rich, baby. Conor McGregor made us rich. Break out the red panties!” Those are Conor McGregor’s words from the UFC ‘GO BIG’...

Interesting reaction from Frank Fertitta after the KO. Slams down the UFC belt. pic.twitter.com/btjwFxcuzI — Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) December 13, 2015 This video is sure to raise some questions. We’ve seen the reactions from both Aldo and McGregor’s corners, as well as from several other UFC fighters, when Jose Aldo was knocked out Cold by...

You hear the subject come up quite often. From the media addressing the issue of fighter’s pay, to the fighters themselves making a fuss over the financials of being a professional mixed martial arts fighter. Since the news broke of the UFC breaking ground on their new campus-style headquarters in Las Vegas, the subject came...

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